#Disabled

Jr🌻

yikesitsjr

“Look at this amazing device we created that no disabled person could afford so that we don’t have to build ramps or elevators to make the public accessible to anyone

G Peters ♿️ It's still a pandemic btw.

mssinenomine

The Senate voted to adopt #BillC7 with amendments. My understanding is the Liberal govt now has option to bring back all, some or none of the amendments to the HoC

Nina’s Blackbirds

MyFlorevolution

The webinar hosted by @behearddc is mind-blowing. I cant unsee what I saw. I felt sick seeing & knowing the costs & phone companies’ profits while harming families & deaf/disabled

🌱flynn 🌱

jessicaemilyyyy

before you get on my ass about voting, did you know a lot of disabled people aren’t even ALLOWED to vote? if you have schizophrenia, autism, Down syndrome, mental illness,

the dislocating GM🦓 Talin in Idle Champions 13/1♿

mustangsart

A quick guide for new folks here about ableist language and language changes!1) Don't say 'differently abled' or 'handicapped'. The term is 'disabled'.2) Disability-first please! Say 'a blind person' NOT

DisabilityHistory

DisabilityHistr

Thread1.The history of this day reveals the internationalisation of disability & disability policy in the twentieth century, and dates back to 1976, when the UN proclaimed 1981 the International Year

Michael Riordan

michael_riordan

Most facemasks discriminate against deaf people who need to lip read. @NicolaSturgeon knows — her advisors told her. She could have worn a see-through mask (like those made by Edinburgh’s

Guilene Marco

GuileneMarco

A thread on schools...From September, children will be back in school:- in bubbles- Facing the front- Teacher 2m awayA one-size fits all school that will automatically exclude many children, especially

Lori

lorihensler

After this morning’s experience with @Walmart delivery, I have some suggestions for companies who now offer delivery services. First off, Walmart did a great job trying to help me solve

eudora melty

clairealsto

I’m going to gripe about the casting of The Stand miniseries in a minute BUT FIRST let me complain about an ableist writing trope that the book is also guilty

TheDisabilityEnthusiast

twitchyspoonie

I actually want to address this (but don't attack this account) because a lot of leftists are ableist.Look, I'm obviously for a revolution because capitalism is so dangerous to me

alex massey

alex_verdant

Extremely tired of politely asking for folks to stop using insults that hurt disabled people. I don't care if you're insulting fascists. Ableism justifies the idea a disabled life is

Jeff Edelstein

Jeff_Ed_

So I've been informally/formally researching #disability cultural centers and desperately want to find a way to engage more in discussions about them. So here's a thread and some logorrhea for

Dr. Yona Lunsky

yonalunsky

This is an extremely important updated report from the UK where they are tracking #COVID19 mortality risk in disabled people from @ONS - We cannot compare their findings to our

Shenaz Kermalli

ShenazKermalli

My Opinion and Media @humberjournos class today featured a riveting conversation between @HuffPost editor @wendyluwrites and emerging journalist @HolmesyWrites to talk about best practice in covering disability issues. Some thoughts

The Tweedy Mutant ♿🌈

the_tweedy

Them: disabled people can't be sexy.Me: ok, I won't. It would be just *terrible* if more disabled people retweeted this with pictures of themselves being NOT AT ALL sexy. Ok,

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